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Over the past nine months or so, I think I've become a really good knitter! Look what I've been working on lately:

I gave Julee these socks for her birthday. :D I adapted them from a pattern on Ravelry.

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This is a perfectly-closed gusset - no gap!

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Kitty getting in the way, as usual. <3

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I designed this pattern. It's a wallet-like purse, about 6" across. I wanted something just big enough to hold a room key and schedule of events at an upcoming Tolkien convention.

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These socks are for a friend of mine. The yarn looked awful on the skein, but once it was knitted, I actually liked it.

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These socks are my biggest/hardest project ever.

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^^^An example of a gusset that's NOT perfectly closed. *grumps*

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Those look great. I started knitting a blanket in small chunks years ago but stopped because I forgot how to knit :lol: It kept my hands busy which is what I needed when I had access to a TV.
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My mom is BIG into all things yarn/thread. SHe loves to make all sorts of stuff
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LOL, those socks really are YOU!
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LOL!!! learning a new skill is always fun, but you have wayyyy too much time on your hands.
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It's summer, and I'm jobless right now - I do have too much time! But it's a good way to pass the time, doing something productive.

Jeni, the rainbow socks really are ME! You're right!
"I will give you a talisman. Whenever you are in doubt, or when the self becomes too much with you, apply the following test. Recall the face of the poorest and the weakest man whom you may have seen, and ask yourself, if the step you contemplate is going to be of any use to him or her. Will she gain anything by it? Will it restore her to a control over her own life and destiny? In other words, will it lead to freedom for the hungry and spiritually starving millions? Then you will find your doubts and your self melt away."

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Why no job this summer?
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I'm working on finding one. I finally got a call back from ONE of them, and I can't take it now because of my car wreck. :(
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Post by Phoenix91 »

Those socks are very nice.

I started knitting last year and have only really done winter stuff so far, a few scarves and some mittens. I did however knit a fish toy to sit in front of my bettas tank, it's pretty cute.
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